Medicine: Life Savers

The Lasker Awards in public health were set up only last year by former
Chicago Adman Albert D. Lasker and his wife Mary. Already they are
regarded as a top honor in U.S. medicine. Awarded annually by the
American Public Health Association, the prizes are intended to
stimulate efforts for mass lifesaving. They are given to medical
scientists or administrators who have contributed most toward fighting
the major fatal diseases. Individual winners get $1,000 and a gold
statuette of the Winged Victorya kind of medical Oscar.